When CR7 stepped into the Gucci store in Madrid (Spain), Georgina Rodriguez felt like time stopped. The soccer superstar also fell in love with the saleswoman at first sight.
The media still compares the meeting between footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez to “a miracle”.
In 2016, Rodriguez was working at a Gucci store on Serrano, a famous shopping street in Madrid, Spain. Her work was going smoothly until one day, the man hailed as a “living legend of world football” stopped by.
“I have never met anyone so handsome and caring. He is the most attractive man I have ever seen,” Rodriguez told Elle magazine about the moment he met CR7 .
It was “love at first sight”, the couple quickly dated, opening a fairy tale love story that lasted nearly a decade.
CR7 once admitted: “At first, I didn’t think this relationship would last so long. Honestly, I didn’t expect it. But after a while, I felt she was the woman of my life.”
Rodriguez also did not expect that his life would turn a new page from then on.
The dramatic change of life of a poor girl
Georgina Rodriguez (born 1994) grew up in a small village in the city of Jaca, Northern Spain. She always dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer, but her family could not afford to send her to school. Rodriguez had no choice but to pack up her dream and think of another path for the future.
As an adult, Rodriguez moved to the city and worked as a waitress. Tired of living in poverty, she moved to San Sebastian, Spain, and found work as a shop assistant.
Not accepting her fate, Rodriguez understood that to develop her career, she needed to learn English. At the age of 17, the Spanish girl moved to Bristol (UK) as an “au pair” (living and studying with a native family abroad for 1-2 years without spending too much money). Here, she earned about 10 pounds (more than 350,000 VND) per hour.
When she felt her foreign language skills were good enough, Rodriguez went to Madrid to pursue a career in sales. Despite being exposed to luxury brands and expensive designs every day, she was overwhelmed by the terrible financial pressure weighing on her shoulders.
At her lowest point, Rodriguez was living in what had been a storage room. She struggled through the year without heat and air conditioning, which made winters freezing and summers like being put in an oven.
Fate arranged for Rodriguez to meet CR7 at Gucci store when he had just ended his 5-year relationship with model Irina Shayk. After a rather awkward encounter, the two met again at the Dolce & Gabbana fashion brand event and chatted more comfortably.
When the couple officially dated, CR7 often took his girlfriend to work in a luxury car. “Many days, he came after work. The time he appeared in a Bugatti, my colleagues were “crazy”. They went to work by bus, and I left in a luxury car. People couldn’t believe it,” Rodriguez recalled.
At the 2017 Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich (Switzerland), CR7 publicly appeared with the woman who captured his heart. Afterwards, a large number of fans flocked to Rodriguez’s workplace out of curiosity, forcing her to switch from Gucci to Prada. In the end, the store was forced to fire CR7’s girlfriend to keep business peaceful.
In May 2017, CR7 posted a loving photo with Rodriguez, officially announcing their relationship. From a poor girl, Rodriguez became the love of a famous football star, raising their children together and living a life of luxury.
Luxurious life, self-made millionaire
Georgina Rodriguez has never denied that she “turned from an ugly duckling” to a swan when she fell in love with CR7. With the reputation of being the “other half” of the world’s first football billionaire, she appeared in many campaigns for a series of high-end fashion brands such as Guess, Chanel, Gucci, Prada.
In 2021, Rodriguez launched her own clothing line. She also became one of the most followed WAGs on social media, with a current following of 59.6 million.
All of Rodriguez’s dramatic life changes have happened in just the past 8 years. From a sales clerk who commuted to work by bus, Rodriguez now takes a step up to luxury cars, travels by private jet, owns an expensive designer wardrobe and a jewelry collection worth millions of dollars…
Rodriguez currently holds assets of about 12 million USD (more than 305 billion VND). She asserts that she is a self-made millionaire thanks to her hard work, “not having to spend a single cent” on her boyfriend’s money.
“My relationship with him has allowed me to fulfill many of my dreams. But before and after meeting him, I have always put passion into everything I do, whether it is waiting tables, cleaning, working as a salesperson or modeling. I support feminism and believe in equal opportunities,” the 30-year-old WAG expressed.
In 2022 and 2023, Rodriguez released two parts of the film I Am Georgina to open up about the milestones in his life, especially his love affair with CR7.
CR7’s family is currently living in Saudi Arabia after leaving Manchester United and signing for Al Nassr football club. British media reported that the Portuguese star’s family is renting an exclusive complex with tight security, easy access to shops, gyms and restaurants. This place could be located in Al Muhammadiyah – an area famous for its nightlife, according to SCMP.
Not only is she interested in her daily life, Rodriguez also creates trends in Saudi Arabia with her fashion style. National News reported that the appearance of CR7’s girlfriend makes women rush to copy her style every time she steps out in a new outfit.
Rodriguez once described her life as “normal”, including preparing breakfast, lunch for the children and dressing them for school. She and her boyfriend raised 5 children: Cristiano Jr. (the identity of the baby’s mother has never been revealed), twins Eva – Mateo (born via surrogacy service), two daughters Alana and Bella (CR7 – Rodriguez’s children).
“Cristiano and I come from very normal families. So we appreciate every opportunity because we know how valuable it is,” Rodriguez once shared. For example, when she wants to teach her children about not wasting food, she sometimes shows them videos of starving children and says, “Look, this could happen to you.” However, this way of teaching children has sparked controversy about the appropriateness of this.
Earlier this year, at Paris Fashion Week , Rodriguez expressed her love for her man. When she walked the Vetements Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 runway , she wore a red dress with the number 7 – the shirt number Ronaldo has worn throughout his football career.
In the public eye, CR7 is a football superstar, the most followed player on social media. For Rodriguez, he is simply “a very normal man”. She said: “I used to dream of having a charming prince come to me and now I have him”.
